
Aut
oma tictrans mission emer-
gency mode.......................................1 39 B
Back button ....................................... 232
Backup lamp
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 205
BAS (Brake AssistSyste m)....... ..........61
Battery (SmartKe y)
Che cking .......................................... 73
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................... 73
Rep lacing ......................................... 73
Battery (vehicle)
Cha rging ........................................ 281
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 208
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 279
Ju mp starting ................................. 282
Rep lacing .......................................281
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 44
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating (on-
boa rdcompu ter)....... ..................... 188
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 210
Notes/fu nction..............................174
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone ........235
Searchi ngfor amobi lephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 236
see also Digita lOpera tor'sMan-
ua l....... ..................... ......................231
Tel epho ny....... ...............................235
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Notes .............................................322
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamp
Rep lacing bulbs....... ......................107
Brake lamps
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 204
Brakes
ABS ..................... .............................61 BAS
<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[............61
Brake fluid(note s)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ ......322
Braki ngassis tance appro priate to
the situation <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 63
Disp laymess age<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 194
EBD <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 67
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
HOLD function<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 158
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 147
Ma inte nance <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 148
Pa rking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
Ri ding tips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 147
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 221
Brakin gass istanc eappropri ateto
the situatio n
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 63
Breakd ownass istanc e
Whe rewillIfind ...?<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 273
see Flattire
see Tow-star ting
see Towingaway
Brig htne sscontro l(i nstru ment
cl uste rlighti ng)<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 33
Button son the steering wheel......... 179 C
Cal iforni a
Imp orta ntnotice forreta ilcus -
tome rsand lesse es<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 25
Cal ling up amalfu nctio n
see Disp laymes sages
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carwa sh <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 265
Ca rpe ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Disp lay<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Exha ustpi pe <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 270
Exteri orlights <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 269
Ge aror sel ector lever <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 271
Interi or<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 270
Ma tte finish<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 267
Note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 265
Pa int <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 267
Pl as tic trim <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 270
Pow erwa she r<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 266
Re ar vie wcam era<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 2696
In
dex 

Parking
aid
see Exterior mirrors
see Rear viewcamera
Parking AssistPARKTRONIC
Deactivat ing/activating................. 164
Driving system ...............................1 62
Function/notes .............................162
Importa ntsafe tynotes .................. 162
Prob lems (malfunctions) ................165
Sensor range................................. 163
Warni ngdispla y<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 164
Parki ngass istanc e
see Parking AssistPAR KTRONIC
Parki ngbrake
App lying automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 144
App lying orreleasing manu ally ...... 144
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 196
Ele ctric parking brake<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 143
Emerg encybraking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011[ 145
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 143
Re leas ing automa tically <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 145
Wa rning lamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 226
Parki nglamps
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
PA SSE NGER AIRBAG
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 202
Indi cato rla mps <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 41
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 202
Pe ts inthe vehic le<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 60
Pho nebook
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Pl asti ctrim (cleani ng instruc -
tio ns) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 270
Po we rwas hers <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 266
Po we rwi ndo ws
see Sidewi ndow s
Pro tectionagai nstthef t
ATA (Anti -TheftAla rm system) ......... 68
Immo bilizer <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011> 68
Pro tectionof the enviro nme nt
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 24
Pul ling awa y
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 126
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126
Hil lsta rtas sis t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 126 Q
QR code
Mer cedes-Be nzGuide App <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011[ 1
Re scu ecar d<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 29
Qual ified spe ciali st wo rksho p........... 28 R
RAC ESTA RT
Imp orta ntsafety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 160
RAC ESTA RT(Me rcedes -AM Gve hi-
cl es )<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 160
RAC ETIME R(o n-b oard computer,
Merc edes-AMG vehic les) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 191
Radio
Selecti ngasta tion <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 184
see DigitalOpe rator'sManua l
Radio mode
see also Digi talOpe rator'sMan-
ua l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011[ 231
Radio -waverec epti on/tran smis-
si on inthe vehic le
Decl aration ofconfo rmity................ 27
Rain clos ingfea ture (panorama
roo fwi th pow ertilt/s lidin gpane l).... 88
Readi nglamp <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 104
Rear compartmen t
Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011[ 121
Rear foglamp
Disp laymes sage <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 205
Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 107
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 102
Rear lamps
see Lights
Rear seats
Fol ding the backres tforw ards/
ba ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 242
Rear viewcame ra
"R eve rse parking "functi on............ 171
Cl ea ning instructions <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011[ 269
Disp layin the multime diasy stem ..170
Functi on/note s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 169
Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 169
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 170
Rear windo wdefro ster
Pro blem (ma lfunction) <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011[ 120
Swi tching on/off<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011[ 120 In
dex
15 

The
following textisreproduced asrequired of
all manufact urersunder Title49,Code ofU.S.
Federal Regulations,Part575pursuant tothe
National TrafficandMotor Vehicle SafetyActof
1966 .
If you believe thatyour vehicle hasadefect
which couldcause acrash orcould cause injury
or death, youshould immediately informthe
National Highway TrafficSafety Administ ration
(NHTSA )in addition tonot ifying Mercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
If NHTSA receives similarcomplaints ,it may
open aninvest igation, andifit finds thatasafety
defect existsinagroup ofvehicles, itmay order
a recall andremedy campaign. However,NHTSA
cann otbecome involved inindividual problems
between you,your dealer, orMercedes- Benz
USA ,LLC.
To cont actNHTSA ,you may calltheVehicle
Safety Hotlinetoll-fr eeat1-8 88-327- 4236
(TTY: 1-800-424- 9153 );go tohtt p://
www .safer car.gov; orwrite to:Administ rator,
NHTSA ,400 Sevent hStr eet, SW., Washington ,
DC 2059 0.
You canalso obtain otherinformat ionabout
motor vehicle safetyfrom
htt <0053001D00120012005A005A005A001100560044004900480055004600440055
0011> gov Limited
Warrant y
! Observe
thenotes inthis Operator's Manual
regarding thecorrec toperation ofyour vehi-
cle and possible damagetothe vehicle. Dam-
age tothe vehicle whichiscaused byviolation
of these notes isnot covered bythe
Mercedes-B enzimplied warranty orthe new
or used-vehicle warranty. QR
code forrescue card
The QRcodes aresecured inthe fuel filler flap
and onthe opposite sideonthe B-pillar. Inthe
event ofan accident ,rescue services canuse
the QRcode toquickly findtheappropriate res-
cue card foryour vehicle. Thecurrent rescue
card contains themost important information
about yourvehicle inacompact form,e.g.the
routing ofthe electric cables.
You canfind more informat ionunder
www.mercedes-ben z.de/qr-code. Data
storage Data
storage
A wide range ofelectron iccomponen tsinyour
vehicle containdata memories.
These datamemories temporarily orperma-
nent lystore technicalinformat ionabout:
R the vehicle's operating state
R incident s
R malfunction s
In general, thistechn icalinformat iondocu-
ment sthe state ofacomponen t,amodule, a
system orthe surroundings.
These include, forexample:
R operating conditionsofsystem componen ts.
For example, fluidlevels
R the vehicle's statusmessages andthose ofits
individual componen ts,e.g. number ofwheel
revolutions/ speed,deceleration inmove-
ment ,lateral acceleration, acceleratorpedal
position
R malfunction sand defects inimportant system
componen ts,e.g. lights, brakes
R vehicle reaction sand operating conditionsin
special drivingsituations, e.g.airbag deploy-
ment ,interv ention ofstability controlsys-
tems
R ambient conditions,e.g.outside temperature
This data isof an exclusively technicalnature
and canbeused to:
R assist inrecogniz ingand rectifying malfunc-
tions anddefects
R analyze vehiclefunctions, e.g.after anacci-
dent
R optimize vehiclefunctions
The data cannot beused totrace thevehicle's
movement s.
When yourvehicle isserviced, technicalinfor-
mation canberead from theevent datamemory
and malfunction datamemory.
Services include,forexample:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranties
R quali tyassurance
The vehicle isread outbyemployees ofthe ser-
vice network (including themanufacturer) using
special diagnostic testers. More detailed infor-
mation isobtained fromit,ifrequired. Data
storage
29Introdu ction Z 

Dri
vin gsa fet ysys tems Over
view ofdrivin gsa fet ysys tems
In this sec tion ,you willfindinfo rm ation about
th efo llow ing dri vin gsaf etysys tems :
R AB S(An ti-loc kBrak ing Syst em)
(Y page 61)
R BA S(Brak eAss istSyst em) (Ypage 61)
R Ac tive Brak eAs sis t(Y page 62)
R ES P®
(E lec tron icStabili tyProgr am)
(Y page 64)
R EB D(Elect ronicBrak efo rc eDist ribution )
(Y page 67)
R AD APTIV EBRA KE(Ypage 68)
R ST EERCON TROL (Ypage 68) Im
por tant safet ynot es
If you failtoadapt yourdrivin gst yle orifyou are
in at te nt ive ,th edri vin gsaf etysys tems can nei-
th er red uce theris kof an acc iden tno rov err ide
th elaws ofphys ics. Dr iving safetysys tems are
mer elyaids designed toass istdrivin g.
You arerespon sibleformain tainingth edis tanc e
to theveh icle in fron t,forveh icle spe ed, for
bra king ingoo dtime, andforst ayin gin lan e.
Al ways adapt yourdrivin gst yle tosuit thepre -
vail ing ro ad and weat hercond ition sand main -
ta in asaf edis tanc efrom theveh icle in fron t.
Dr ive carefully.
The drivin gsaf etysys tems described onlywor k
as effect ive lyas pos siblewhen there isade-
quat eco ntact between thetires and thero ad
sur face.Plea sepay special atte nt ion tothe
no teson tires ,rec ommen dedminimum tire
tr ead dept hs,etc. (Y page 291).
In win try dri vin gco nd ition s,always usewinter
ti res (M+ Stires )and ifnece ssary,snow chains.
Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe driving safety system s
de scri bedin thi ssecti onworkas effe ctive lyas
po ssi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Brakin gSys tem)
Gen eral informati on ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsu ch awa ytha t
the wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke. This
al lo ws youto conti nuestee ringthevehiclewh en
bra king . The
0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrum ent
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgoe sou twh en the engi neisrunning .
ABS works from aspe edofabou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ard less ofroa d-su rface cond itions.
ABS works onslip pe rysurfa ces, evenwh en you
onl ybra kegentl y.
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
WAR
NING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and brak-
ing characteri stic swo uld be sev erelyaff ec-
ted .The reisan incre ased danger ofski dding
and accidents.
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rksh op.
Whe nABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding driving safety system s,willal so
be come inoperati ve. Obs erve theinforma tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 222 )and dis-
pl ay mes sages which maybe sho wninthe
ins trum entcluster (Ypage 194 ).
Brakin g X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrake application:de pre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullforce .
If ABS intervene swh en bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal.
The pulsati ng bra kepedalcan beanind ication
of ha zard ousroa dcond itions, andfunc tions asa
rem inderto take extra carewh ile dri ving . BAS
(Brak eAs sist Sys tem)
Gen eral informati on BAS
opera tes ineme rgency braking situa tions.
If yo ude pre ssthe brakepedalqu ickl y,BAS
au toma tically bo osts thebraking force ,thu s
sho rteni ngthe stop ping dista nce. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
61Safety Z 

The
distance warningfunctionmay notgive
warnings inall critic alsituations. Thereisa
risk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation andbeready tobrake.
Always adaptyourspeed tosuit theprevailing
road andtrafficcondit ions. G
WARNIN
G
The distance warningfunctioncann otalway s
clearly identify objectsand complex traffic
situations.
In such cases, thedistance warningfunction
may:
R give anunnec essary warning
R not give awarning
There isarisk ofan accident .
Always paycareful attentiontothe traff icsit-
uation anddonot rely solely onthe distance
warning function.
Function Start ingataspeed ofapproximately 4mph
(7 km/ h),the distance warningfunctionwarns
you ifyou rapidly approach avehicle infront .An
inter mittentwarning tonewill then sound, and
the 00BA distance warninglampwilllight upin
the instr ument cluster.
X Brake immediately inorder toincrease the
distance fromthevehicle infront .
or X Take evasive action,provided itis safe todo
so.
Due tothe nature ofthe system, particularly
complicated butnon- critic aldriving conditions
may alsocause thesystem todisplay awarning.
With thehelp ofthe radar sensor system, the
distance warningfunctioncan detect obstacles
that areinthe path ofyour vehicle foranexten -
ded period oftime.
Up toaspeed ofapproximately 44mph
(70 km/ h),the distance warningfunctioncan
also react tostation aryobstacles, suchasstop-
ped orparked vehicles. Autonomous
brakingfunction If
the driver doesnotreact tothe distance warn-
ing signal inacritic alsituation, Active Brake
Assist canassist thedriver withtheautonomous
braking function.
The autonomous brakingfunction:
R gives thedriver moretimetoreact tocritic al
driving situations
R can help thedriver toavoid anaccident or
R can reduce theeffect sof an accident
Vehicles withoutActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is availab lein the following speedranges:
R 4-65 mph (7-105 km/ h)for moving objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Vehic leswith Active Distance Assist
DI STRONIC: theautonomous brakingfunction
is ava ilable inthe followi ngspee dranges :
R 4-124 mph (7-200 km/h )for moving
objects
R 4-31 mph (7-50 km/h )for stationa ry
objects
Due tothe nature ofthe system ,parti cularly
compli catedbutnon-critical drivingconditio ns
may alsocaus ethe autonomous brakingfunc-
tion tointervene.
Situation -depende ntbraking assis-
tance Gene
ralinfo rmation
i Observ
ethe "Imp ortant safetynotes" sec-
tion (Ypag e61) .
With thehelp ofthe rada rsensor system,Active
Brake Assist candetect obstaclesthatareinthe
path ofyou rvehicl efor anextended periodof
time.
If Active BrakeAssist detects arisk ofcolli sion
with thevehicl ein front, itcalcu latesthe brake
press urenecessa ryto avoi dacolli sion. Ifyou
app lythe brakes forcefully,situa tion-depe ndent
braki ngassi stance adapts tothe situa tionand
au tomatica llyincreas esthe brake pressuretoa
degre eapp ropri atetothe traffic situation.
Situa tion-depe ndentbrakingassi stance pro-
vide sbraki ngassi stance inhaza rdoussitua tions
at spee dsabo ve4mph (7km/h) .It use srada r
sensor technolog yto asse ssthe traffic situa-
tion. Driv
ingsafety systems
63Safety Z 

X
To deac tivate ESP®
:pre ssbutton 0043unti l
the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp lights upin
the instrum entcluster .
The 00E5 OFF OFF
message appe ars inthe multi-
func tiondispl ay.
X To acti vate ESP®
:bri eflypre ssbutton 0043.
The 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster goesou t.The 00E5 ESP®
ON ON
mes sage appe ars inthe multifunc tiondis-
pl ay .
Cha racte risticsof acti vate dSPO RThan-
dli ng mode
If SPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate dand one or
more wheelssta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rn-
ing lamp inthe instrum entcluster flashe s.ESP ®
onl ysta bilizes thevehicleto alimite dde gre e.
Whe nSPOR Tha ndl ing mod eis acti vate d:
R ESP ®
onl yimp rove sdri ving stability to alimi-
ted degre e.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R The engine's torqueisonl yres tricte dto a
li mite dde gre eand thedrive wh eelsma ysta rt
to spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly .
Cha racte risticswh enESP®
is deac tivated
If ESP ®
is de acti vate dand one ormore wheels
sta rtto spi n,the 00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp inthe
ins trum entcluster does not flash. Insuch situa -
tio ns, ESP ®
wi llnot stabilize the vehicle.
If yo ude acti vate ESP®
:
R ESP ®
no longer improve sdri ving stability.
R Engi netorq ueisno longer limite dand the
dri ve wheelsare ableto spi n.
The spinning ofthe wheelsres ults inacutti ng
acti onfor better tractionon loose surfa ces.
R Tra ctio ncontro lis stil lacti vate d.
R Active BrakeAssi stisno longer availab le;nor
is itacti vate difyo ubra kefirmly with assis-
tance fromESP®
.
R ESP ®
stil lpro vides supp ort when youbra ke
fir mly . ES
P®
trail erstab ilizati on Gen
eral informa tion
If yo ur veh icle/tra iler comb inationbe gins to
sw erve ,ESP ®
as sists youin thi ssi tua tion.ESP ®
sl ow sthe vehicledo wn bybra king andlimiti ng
the engi neoutpu tunti lthe vehicle/tra iler com-
bi nati onhassta bilized .
Impo rtant safetynotes G
WAR
NING
If roa dand weath ercond itions arepoor,
trai lersta bilizati onwillnot beableto pre vent
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationfrom swerv-
ing .Tra ilers with ahigh cente rof gra vity can
tip ove rbe fore ESP®
can detect this.The reis
a ris kof an acci dent.
Alw aysad aptyo ur dri ving styleto the prevail-
ing roadand weath ercond itions.
If yo ur veh iclewi th trai ler(ve hicle /tra iler com-
bi nati on) begins tolurch, youcan onlysta bilize
the vehicle/tra iler comb inationby depre ssing
the brakefirmly .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati onisacti veabove speeds
of abou t65 km/h .
ESP ®
trai lersta bilizati ondoes not workifESP ®
is de acti vate dor disa bled becau seofamal func -
tio n. EBD
(electro nicbrake forcedis trib u-
tio n)
Gen eral informati on EBD
moni torsandcontro lsthe brakepre ssu re
on the rearwh eelsto imp rove driving stability
wh ile bra king .
Impo rtant safetynotes i
Obs
erve the"Impo rtant safety notes "sec-
tio n(Y page 61). G
WAR
NING
If EBD isma lfunctio ning,the rearwh eelscan
lo ck, e.g.und erful lbra king .Thi sincre ases the
ris kof ski dding and anacci dent. Dri
ving safe tysys tems
67Safety
Z 

Smar
tKey Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehicle,
they could:
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Additionally, childrencouldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissionoutofpark
position 005D
R start theengine
There isarisk ofan accident andinjury.
Never leavechildren oranimals unattendedin
the vehicle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applie sfor the Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. G
WARNING
If you attach heavyorlarge object sto the
SmartK ey,the SmartK eycould beuninten -
tionally turnedinthe ignition lock.Thiscould
cause theengine tobe switched off.There isa
risk ofan accident.
Do not attach anyheavy orlarge object sto the
SmartK ey.Remove anybulky keyrings before
insertin gthe SmartK eyinto theignition lock.
! Keep
theSmartK eyaway fromstrongmag-
netic fields. Otherwise, theremote control
funct ioncould beaffected.
Str ong magnetic fieldscanoccur inthe vicin-
ity ofpowerful electrical installations.
Do not keep theSmartK ey:
R with electron icdevices, e.g.amobile phone
or another SmartKey
R with metallic objects,e.g. coins ormetal foil
R inside metallic objects,e.g. ametal case
Vehicles withKEYLESS-GO startfunction: do
not keep theSmartK eyinthe trunk .Otherwise, the
SmartK eymay notbedetect ed,e.g. when
startin gthe engine usingtheStart /Stopbutton. Smar
tKeyfunctions 0043
0037 Tolock thevehicle
0044 0054 Toopen thetrunk lid
0087 0036 Tounlock thevehicle
If you donot open thevehicle withinapprox-
imately 40seconds ofunlocking:
R the vehicle islocked again.
R protect ionagainst theftisreactivated.
X To lock: press the0037 button.
The SmartK eycent rally locks/un locks:
R the doors
R the trunk lid
R the fuel filler flap
The turn signals flashonce when unlocking and
three times whenlocking.
When thelocator lighting isactivated viathe
multimedia system,itlights upwhen itis dark
after thevehicle isunlocked withtheremote
cont rol;see Digital Operator's Manual.
You canalso setanaudib lesignal toconfirm
that thevehicle hasbeen locked. Theaudib le
signal canbeactivated anddeactivated using
the on-board computer (Ypage 190).
X To open thetrunk lidautom atically: press
and hold the0054 button untilthetrunk lid
opens (Ypage 79). 70
Smar
tKeyOpening andclosing 

Vehicles
withhaloge nheadl amps
0043 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0044 High-beam headlamps/day timerunning
lamps/pa rkinglamps/standing lamps:
H15 55W/15 W
0087 Low-beam headlamp: H755W Tail
lamps (vehicles withhaloge nheadl amps)
0043 Rea rfog lamp: P21 W
0044 Brake lamp:W16 W
0087 Brake lamp:W16 W
0085 Turn signal lamp:PY21 W
0083 Backup lamp:W16 W Replacing
frontbulbs
Removing andinstallin gthe cove rin the
front wheelhousing You
must remove thecover ofthe front wheel
housing beforeyoucan change thefront turn
signal lamp.
X To remove: switchoffthe lights.
X Turn thefront wheel sinwards.
X Turn rotary knob0043through 90°.
Cover 0044isrelease d.
X Push cover 0044down.
X To install: pushcover 0044up.
X Turn rotary knob0043through 90°.
Cover 0044islocked.
Low -beam headlamps (halogenhead-
lamps) X
Remove thecover inthe front wheel housing
(Y page 106).
X Turn housing cover0043counter-c lockwiseand
remove it.
X Turn bulbholder 0044counter-c lockwiseand
pull out.
X Pull thebulb outofbulb holder 0044. 106
Replacing
bulbsLights and windshiel dwi pers